This article explores the decision amongst the children and grandchildren of Auschwitz survivors to replicate the concentration camp number of their survivor family member on their own body. The article sheds new light on the complex intergenerational legacy of the Holocaust and on memorial practices. By focusing on the tattoo as a form of memorial practice, the article captures the intersections between the contemporary trend of tattooing and the concentration camp number as the visual symbol of the crimes of the Nazis. Drawing on data from qualitative interviews with 13 descendants of Holocaust survivors, the article considers motivations for getting the tattoo, conversations with the survivor parent or grandparent about the tattoo (if they were still alive), as well as the design and placement on the body. The decision to replicate the number was a statement about family relationships and was often a way of expressing love, legacy and continuity and pride. Some descendants who replicated the number, which had dehumanised and stigmatised their ancestor, saw it as a way of reclaiming. The tattoo also had a dialogical function, keeping family stories and histories alive as we enter the post-witness era. The sociological analysis is this article shows how personal lives are shaped by memories, as well as secrets and silences, and how they connect with history, relationships and identity. This article contributes to our understanding of the legacy of the Holocaust on families and family relationships and the corporeal impacts across generations.

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身体作为画布：记忆、纹身和大屠杀

本文探讨了奥斯威辛集中营幸存者的子孙们如何决定将幸存者家庭成员的集中营号码复制到自己的身上。这篇文章为大屠杀复杂的代际遗产和纪念活动提供了新的线索。通过将纹身作为一种纪念实践的形式，本文抓住了当代纹身趋势与作为纳粹罪行视觉象征的集中营号码之间的交叉点。文章利用对 13 名大屠杀幸存者后裔的定性访谈数据，考虑了纹身的动机、与幸存者父母或祖父母就纹身（如果他们还活着）进行的对话，以及纹身的设计和位置。复制这个数字的决定是对家庭关系的一种声明，通常是表达爱、遗产、连续性和自豪感的一种方式。一些复制这个数字的后代将其视为一种收回的方式，因为这个数字使他们的祖先失去了人性和污名。纹身还具有对话功能，在我们进入后见证时代时，让家庭故事和历史保持活力。本文的社会学分析展示了个人生活如何被记忆、秘密和沉默塑造，以及它们如何与历史、关系和身份联系起来。本文有助于我们了解大屠杀对家庭和家庭关系的影响以及对几代人的物质影响。